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In partnership with Manuel Kretzer we ran a design course for students of the Masters of Advanced Studies at Chair for CAAD at ETH Zürich. The course focused on the use of electroluminescent foils and resulted in a number of kinetic light installations that each emphasised particular material properties in a different way and context. Electroluminescent foils are thin, flexible and lightweight screens, which emit a homogeneous cold light across their surface without the need for additional infrastructure. The installations were situated in three interconnected rooms in the basement of ETH’s Hönggerberg campus, each occupying one of the spaces. Every installation was capable of sensing the amount, location and velocity of visitors. This information was wirelessly transmitted to a server, which compiled the data and sent instructions back to the particular space. Through that every installation knew what the others were doing and consecutively was able to respond in a choreographed and coordinated way, trying to attract more visitors if the space was empty or slowing down if too many people would reside in the same room. Motion was achieved using Servo or DC motors. Similarly the smart material was commercially fabricated and off-the-shelf.